Temporal is an adjective in the Portuguese language, used in the sense of "to betransitional" or "something that passes with time". It is considered the opposite of timeless.
Etymologically, the word temporal originated from the Latin temporal, which means "time-related". For this reason, the term temporal is intrinsically related to time, that is, to what has a durability and which is not considered immortal, but temporary.
The adjective temporal can still mean everything that belongs to the material world, in the sense of material things and goods, acting as an opposition to the so-called "spiritual goods", for example.
In the anatomy branch, temporal is said to be the name of the lateral parts of the head, also called the temples. It is also said of any other part of the body that is connected or connected in some way with the temples.
The word temporal, assuming the grammatical class of noun, can also mean a big storm, characterized by strong winds, lightning, lightning and rain.
temporal power
The so-called Temporal Power is all had to influence and political-governmental power exercised by human beings and not of a divine or spiritual nature.
During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church, through the Vatican and centering its power on the figure of the Pope, exercised great temporal power in almost all of Europe. The church owned huge tracts of land, being considered a gigantic "feudal lady".
In addition to temporal power, the Pope still possesses the so-called "eternal power" or "spiritual power", which refers to the title of "divine representative" that was granted to him.
The Pope lost temporal power at the beginning of the 19th century, restricting his influence to the Vatican city-state only.
Learn more about the meaning of timeless.